How can backticks be used effectively in PHP SQL statements?

When using backticks in PHP SQL statements, it is important to wrap table and column names in backticks to avoid conflicts with reserved keywords or special characters. This ensures that the SQL query is properly formatted and executed without errors. Example PHP code snippet:

$query = "SELECT `column1`, `column2` FROM `table_name` WHERE `column3` = 'value'";
$result = mysqli_query($connection, $query);

if ($result) {
    // Process the query result
} else {
    echo "Error executing query: " . mysqli_error($connection);
}